Mooman,

The actions of these individuals, only succeeds in making them selves appear foolish and naive - at best it was an idiotic publicity stunt.

There is, and should be, a clear distinction between church/religion and state. The idea that the option exists to abide by the laws that suit you, while ignoring the ones you don't, is ludicrous. When indeed the case is that the "law is an ass", the way forward is to change the law by due process. I have never heard of any state that is ruled from a stand-point of intrinsic moral superiority. I also do not see a case for arguing that the view-point of the current American Administration is hypocritical.

On disarmament - all weapons are offensive/defensive - what defines which rests solely in their use.